School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)the winter every child had to bring a sod of turf each morning. Spelling was taught in syllables such as a-b ab o-b ob u-b ub i-b ib e-b eb
- Andrew Moran is a great thatcher. A lot of people get him to tatch. You thatch a house in strokes. You fasten the straw with scollops. Scollops are hazel rods each two and a half feet long and pointed at each end. The straw has to be straightened(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Billy Foxe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Pat Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath